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  • Organic Electronics
  • Photovoltaics

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  • Ternary organic solar cells (T-OSCs) offer improved performance over binary systems by enhancing photon harvesting, electronic properties, and morphology.
  • Recent advancements have led to stabilized power conversion efficiencies exceeding 21%.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically review donor/donor/acceptor and donor/acceptor/acceptor ternary configurations in T-OSCs.
  • To analyze the role of non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) in high-performance T-OSCs.
  • To provide a decade-long perspective on fused-ring small-molecule design strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic analysis of over 400 studies published up to December 2025.
  • Focus on non-fullerene acceptor (NFA)-based T-OSCs.
  • Critical analysis of donor-acceptor interactions, photophysical processes, charge dynamics, interface engineering, and processing strategies.

Main Results:

  • Examined fused-ring small-molecule design strategies and their impact on molecular orbital alignment, charge transport, and morphological stability.
  • Discussed NFA incorporation into binary OSCs for high-performance ternary blends (e.g., polymer donor/NFA/fullerene, polymer donor/NFA1/NFA2).
  • Highlighted chemical modification strategies for benchmark NFAs (PDI, Y6, ITIC, BDT, DPP, IDT derivatives).

Conclusions:

  • Identified key challenges in T-OSC design, including third-component selection, morphology control, and long-term stability.
  • Outlined future opportunities for scalable materials, device engineering, and commercial deployment of T-OSCs.